Provides an overview of the neuropsychiatric condition known as Gilles de la Tourette's syndrome (GTS), to aid school professionals deal with school children afflicted with GTS. History; Clinical presentation; Etiology; Associated symptoms and difficulties; Correlation with attention-deficit...

Presents a study in which children with Tourette's syndrome and children treated for emotional and behavioral problems were given the Thematic Apperception Test. Details on the study's participants; Method used to conduct the study; Results of the study; Discussion of the findings.

Discusses the role of primary care pediatric and advanced practice nurses in the diagnosis and management of Tourette's syndrome (TS). Classification of tic disorders; Etiology, course and prognosis of TS; Symptoms of TS and associated conditions.

Answers questions on attention deficit disorder (ADD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults and Tourette Syndrome (TS) in children. Signs of the ADD/ADHD disorders; Characteristics of TS; Consequences for children with TS; Coping with camp staff with the disorders.

The article presents abstracts on Tourette Syndrome which include Streptococcal infection and exacerbations of childhood tics and obsessive-compulsive symptoms: a prospective blinded cohort study, Thinning of sensorimotor cortices in children with Tourette syndrome, and Examining cortisol...

Discusses the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children with tourette syndrome (TS). Percentage of children with TS who have comorbid ADHD; Pharmacologic treatment of children with chronic tic disorders and ADHD; Efficacy of stimulant drugs for treating ADHD.

Discusses 13-year-old Joshua Smith's reaction to watching one of his favorite shows, `The Simpsons,' on November 5, 1992 where Bart faked an episode of Tourette syndrome symptoms. Why Joshua felt Bart had made fun of him and his disease; His letter of complaint; Symptoms of Tourette syndrome;...

Tourette syndrome (TS) is characterised by multiple motor and one or more vocal tics. There have been no controlled studies using standardised instruments of depressive symptoms and obsessive compulsive symptomatology (OCS) in young people with TS. We completed a study of phenomenology and...

Investigates behavioral techniques that would be most effective in decreasing coprolalia for a student with autism and Tourette's syndrome (TS). Background on TS; Co-occurrence of autism and TS; Use of a modified alternating treatment design to compare and validate behavioral interventions;...

The article presents several questions and answers related to personal secrets and fears which include, whether a stolen camera having recording of a funeral be ever found, whether to give more time to a loved one to reveal his secrets, and, whether a child suffering from tourette, die at a...

An eight-year-old boy with Asperger's syndrome was given haloperidol to control agitation and aggressive outbursts. Withdrawal of the drug after two years was followed by Tourette-like symptoms. Subsequently neither haloperidol nor a second antipsychotic drug altered the core features of...

Presents a study that investigated the effect of clonidine (CLON), methylphenidate (MPH), or combined CLON and MPH in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and the Tourette syndrome. Study design and description of patients; Comparison of tic severity, global functioning...

Provides information on Tourette's syndrome, which is a disorder of multiple motor and vocal tics. Treatment and management of the syndrome; Symptoms; Effect of the syndrome on the normal functioning of children.

Characterizes the clinical manifestations of the Gilles de la Tourette syndrome in children. Association of emotional problems with the syndrome; Diversity of concepts causation; Instances of spontaneous remission; Importance of interdisciplinary cooperation.

Presents a case study wherein the hypotensive agent clonidine at subclinical concentrations led to an exacerbation of the complex and motor phonic tics in a child with Tourette syndrome. Possibility of a rebound effect which results from a rapid discontinuation of the drug's administration;...

The objective of this study was to assess the stress of parents and its influencing factors in caring for children with Tourette syndrome. A total of 150 subjects, either fathers or mothers of children diagnosed with Tourette syndrome between the ages of 6 and 12, were recruited by purposive...

The article presents a case study of a 11-year-old girl with anxiety and learning difficulties. She was found to have 47 (XXX) syndrome after a prenatal investigation. Her parents revealed that she was born full term and went to kindergarten without any difficulty. Her neurological examination...

The article presents a case report of a boy who developed Gilles de la Tourette's syndrome during his treatment with somatropin for idiopathic somatotropin deficiency. It states that the throat-clearing sounds of the boy had improved upon the discontinuation of his medication. The author...

Presents a guide to help educators choose the best approach to educating children with Tourette Syndrome (TS). Features characterizing TS; Causes, treatment and associated disorders of TS; Characterization of children with TS; Classroom management of the student with TS; Tourette Syndrome...

Reports that the North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, New York has been selected to study a possible treatment for Attention Deficit Disorder in children with Tourette Syndrome. Funding from the National Institutes of Health; Study on the medication treatment in children between the...

The article discusses a research done by researchers Michael M. Himley, Douglas W. Woods and Liviu Bunaciu at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee to study the involuntary behaviors of students with Tourette syndrome. The children were placed in a room with a machine dispensing tokens which...

Tourette Syndrome (TS) is a neurobiological disorder characterized by various involuntary motor movements and vocal tics. Symptoms of TS emerge between the ages of 3 to 8 years old, are most severe when an individual reaches puberty, and decrease by the time a person is 20 years old....

Provides information on Tourette syndrome (TS) in children and adolescents. Overview of tics associated with TS; Comorbid conditions of TS, including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Relation of genes to the risk of developing TS; Recommendation for physicians concerning the diagnosis...

Provides information on the management of Tourette syndrome (TS) in children. Recommended behavioral approaches, including habit reversal; Overview of several medications that can be used to alleviate tics and comorbid conditions of TS; Background on the use of complementary and alternative...

The article examines the effectiveness of aripiprazole, an atypical antipsychotic with dopaminergic and serotonergic effects, in treating tics and rage in children with Tourette disorder. Neurologists believe that aripiprazole are beneficial but it is accompanied by significant side effects....

Presents a parent's views on the condition of her daughter, who was diagnosed with Tourette syndrome and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in 1996, and her chronically-sick son, who was asthmatic and started having tics at about six years old. Negative side effects from standard...

This study examines the impact of a video-based intervention to increase childrenâ€™s knowledge and positive attitudes toward a peer with Tourette Syndrome (TS). TS, a neurological disorder characterized by verbal and motor tics, is a confusing and potentially stigmatizing disorder....

The article presents the views of Doctor Gerald Erenberg on the studies on the relationship between Tourette syndrome, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and stimulant medication. Although Erenberg reviewed the studies it does not address whether use of stimulant medication can cause a...

The article reports the possibility that caudate volumes in children with Tourette syndrome could predict the severity of tics and obsessive-compulsive symptoms in early adulthood, according to a research by the Child Study Center of Yale University School of Medicine.

The article features writer Andrea Frazer Paventi. A mother of a boy with Tourette syndrome, Andrea has a blog called Ticked off-Tourette talk and also has a column for babycenter.com. Andrea's posts include food allergies and tics and how she took her son to a practitioner who used kinesiology...

The article presents a case study of an 11-year-old male who was diagnosed with tourette syndrome at the age of four. He has complex vocal and motor tics and has fatigue and irritability. The patient has cervical and thoracic segmental joint dysfunctions with associated myospasm in thoracic...

This work investigated whether Tourette syndrome patients exhibit alterations in neural oscillations during spontaneous expression and suppression of tics. Electroencephalograms (EEGs) were recorded from 9 medication-naÃ¯ve children with Tourette syndrome and 10 age-matched healthy subjects in...

Focuses on the potential of nicotine as treatment for Alzheimer's disease and Tourette's syndrome according to the research of Donald deBethizy, chief executive officer of Targacept Incorporated. Impact of nicotine on memories of Alzheimer's disease patients; Benefits of nicotine patches to...

Two pediatricians failed to recognize Gilles de la Tourette syndrome in a child. The symptoms were exacerbated after the child took both pemoline and methylphenidate. All medications commonly used to treat hyperactivity may cause such exacerbation. Gilles de la Tourette syndrome is frequently...

To document the impact of Tourette syndrome on the health care needs of children and access to health care among youth with Tourette syndrome, parent-reported data from the 2007-2008 National Survey of Childrenâ€™s Health were analyzed. Children with Tourette syndrome had more co-occurring...

BACKGROUND: Tourette syndrome (TS) is a neuropsychiatric disorder with childhood onset characterized by chronic motor and vocal tics. The typical clinical course of an attenuation of symptoms during adolescence in parallel with the emerging self-regulatory control during development suggests...

The aims of this study were to examine a non-English (Hebrew) version of a scale that measures the premonitory urge in children suffering from tic disorder, as well as examine the correlations of the urge with demographic and clinical aspects of Tourette Syndrome. Forty children and adolescents,...

This article presents questions and answers related to educational law and legislation including how students with tourette syndrome are recognized in the various pieces of educational legislation, how gender disproportionality is accounted for in the Individuals with Disabilities Education...

The author discusses his experiences of how she managed two children with tourette syndrome. She consulted allergist Doctor Doris Rapp who diagnosed that her children have strong food allergy and manifest tourette syndrome. She and her husband has taken measures to keep their home free from...